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Opposition Grows to Congressional Pay Raise
A growing number of voices in Congress have come out against President Obama’s executive order giving Congress a 0.5% pay raise.
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US Hits Borrowing Limit, Moves To Avoid Default
The U.S. government is running up against its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit and is taking steps to avoid default.
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Off the Cliff
The United States was on track to tumble over the “fiscal cliff” at midnight on Monday, at least for a day, as lawmakers held back from supporting an eleventh-hour plan from Senate leaders to avert severe tax increases and spending cuts.
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What’s in the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Here are some of the known details of the deal that has begun to take shape.
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Senate Report Knocks State On Benghazi
A bipartisan Senate report chastises the State Department for security failures leading up to the Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi – the second investigation in two weeks to fault Foggy Bottom for inadequate protections in Libya that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador.
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Sequestration Could Mean 800,000 Furloughs For Defense Department’s Civilian Workers
The Pentagon has said it may have to order furloughs for up to 800,000 civilian employees if lawmakers failed to reach a debt-reduction deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”
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Agencies Have Much Flexibility In Managing Furloughs
Federal employees should report to work as normal Wednesday even if no deal is reached on heading off across-the-board budget cuts set to begin that same day, the Office of Personnel Management said in new guidance.
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Federal Workers Brace For Furloughs
Federal workers are bracing for furloughs that could start to take place in the next few months if Congress doesn’t replace massive budget cuts scheduled to begin Wednesday.
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